Archie (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: アオギリ (Aogiri) English: Archie Italian: Ivan Korean: 아강 (Agang) Chinese (Mandarin): 水梧桐 (Shuǐwútóng) & 水梧桐 (Séuiǹghtùhng) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Leader of Team Aqua |
| Relationships: | Maxie (rival) Matt (Pokémon) (partner in crime) Shelly (Pokémon) (partner in crime) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Archie is the leader of Team Aqua from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Team Aqua is the second/third of many evil teams in the Pokémon series who aim to generally be evil, debuting the same time as Team Magma and after Team Rocket. In Team Aqua's case, it's an ecological terrorist organization who wants to awaken Kyogre and flood the world. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni, Pokéspe and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, always as a villainous character. He is a fan favorite, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him.
The Pokémon he is most associated with are Sharpedo, Mightyena and Kyogre. Archie is not to be confused with Archer, another villainous Pokemon character who's named similarly.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
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Relationships
- Archie is most commonly paired up with Maxie, forming HardenShipping[1], which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called アオマツ, meaning Archie attacks and Maxie receives in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as マツアオ.
- Their Gen ship (combi in Japanese) Archie & Maxie is also popular and is called [x] in Japanese.
- Archie is also shipped with Shelly, forming ShiverMeTimbersShipping, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called [x], meaning Archie attacks and Shelly receives in the coupling.
- Archie is also shipped with Matt, forming SailorShipping, which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called [x].
- Archie is also shipped with May, forming BlueOrbShipping, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called [x], meaning Archie attacks and May receives in the coupling.
- Archie is also shipped with Sapphire, forming KyogreKeeperShipping, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called [x], meaning Archie attacks and Sapphire receives in the coupling.
Less Popular Relationships
- BadHealingShipping - Archie, Cyrus, Ghetsis, Giovanni, Maxie & Nurse Shery
- BasinShipping - Archie & Steven Stone
- BestiaMarinaShipping - Archie & Lawrence III
- BetaSquaredanceShipping - Archie, Matt, Maxie & Courtney
- BiosphereShipping - Archie, Brendan, Maxie & May
- BirnessiteShipping - Archie & Jasmine
- BlackbeardShipping - Archie & Drayden
- BlueAndRedShipping - Archie, Matt, Maxie, Tabitha, Courtney & Shelly
- BuccaneerShipping - Archie & Walker
- BurntLedgerShipping - Archie, Ash, Cyrus, Giovanni & Maxie
...And these are just the B's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
In fanart, it's common for the designs of Ruby & Sapphire's Archie and Maxie to be considered separate characters from their redesigns featured in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Archie can also be considered a Tumblr Sexyman[2].
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Archie and Maxie Used to be on the Same Team?
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a Team Magma Grunt says that Archie and Maxie used to be on the same team. Fans have theorized this could've been the case as far back as 2002, when RSE first released, but this might've meant the idea was canon. HardenShipping fans liked the conformation, and it's a frequently used trope in fanworks for that pairing that the two had a falling out.
However, given how this was from a Team Magma Grunt, it could be Team Magma propaganda... It's unconfirmed.
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Art
- untitled by onion_holic (2016) Archie redesign.
- 【pkmn】アオギリ描きたくて。RSEのつもりだったがRRかもしれない by oboro_T (2022) Archie with his Crobat.
- You’re Challenged by Aqua Leader Archie! by catastrophicarts (2022) Archie and a fan-made team for him.
- impending apocalypse... by cyborb (2023) Archie fanart for the Winds of Hoenn zine.
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References/Further Reading
- Archie on Bulbapedia
- アオギリ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Archie on Shipping Wiki